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 "S" ATON equipped with Meteorological and Oceanographic Instrumentation

July 1, 2009
Required Maintenance on Albemarle Sound Monitoring Equipment
 
On July 1, 2009 the UNC Coastal Studies Institute and ECU's Department of Geological Sciences visited an instrument station in the Albemarle Sound to perform maintenance and repairs. The “S” ATON supports numerous instruments including a meteorological package that monitors functions such as wind, rain fall levels, temperature and humidity. An underwater instrument called a Water Quality Module measures salinity, turbidity, temperature, oxygen and chlorophyll levels from 6 feet below the surface of the water. Also connected to this station is an underwater tripod that holds a vector instrument, which measures current speed and direction and a Flintu, which provides data on turbidity and phytoplankton levels. These instruments needed some cleaning, battery changes and rewiring. Two dives were required to bring up underwater instruments and to clean off barnacles and algae from sensors. All the data from these instruments is transmitted from a cell phone antennae and the whole station is powered by batteries recharged by a solar panel. After a long day on the water some real progress was made towards getting all instruments working seamlessly.  

 

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